How To Install dma on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dma on Ubuntu 20.04. dma is lightweight mail transport agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dma on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is dma

dma is:

The DragonFly Mail Agent is a small Mail Transport Agent (MTA), designed for home and office use. It accepts mails from local Mail User Agents (MUA) and delivers them either to local mailboxes or remote SMTP servers. Remote delivery includes support for features such as TLS/SSL and SMTP authentication.

dma is not intended as a replacement for full-featured MTAs like Sendmail, Postfix, or Exim. Consequently, dma does not listen on port 25 for incoming connections.

There are three methods to install dma on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dma Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dma using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dma

Install dma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dma using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dma

Install dma Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dma

How To Uninstall dma on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the dma package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dma

Uninstall dma And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dma

Remove dma Configurations and Data

To remove dma configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dma

Remove dma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dma

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dma package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.